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M. B. BEHRNIAN. v SHAVING STICK PACKAGE. APPLICATION man )uw al. 1920.l

Patented May 31, 1921.

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CURPORTION OF VRGINIA.

T 0 @ZZ whom may concern Be it known that l, MARCUS l. Burani/IAN, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of New York city, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful lmprovements in Shaw ing-Stick Packages, of which the following is a specification.

rlhe invention relates to a package comprising a container or box, a stick of shaving' soap to be inclosed therein and a holder of special construction applied upon the butt end of said vstick and adapted when the stick is inserted into said container to serve as a stopper for the same and as means for suspending the stick therein.

The object of the invention is to provide a holder for the stick of soap which will receive and cling to the butt end of the stick and serve as a convenient handle for the stick, as a base for supporting the stick in an upright position upon a shelf or the like and as means for suspending the stick in its box or container and elfectually sealing said box or container'. The holder of my invention is made in one integral piece of yielding or elastic material, preferably molded rubber, and of cup form to receive and cling to the end portion of the stick, said holder having a base and a skirt portion, and said skirt portion being yieldable to tit and hug the stick and also to enter the mouth of the box or container and seal the same. The box or container has around its mouth portion an annular beading which affords an interior annular groove, and the skirt portion of the holder has an annular beading adapted to enter said groove when the stick is inserted into said box, whereby there becomes an interlocking engagement of the holder and box which serves to correctly position the holder and stick and insure the proper sealing of the box.

The invention will be fully understood from the detailed description hereinafter presented, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a shaving soap package embodying my invention;

F ig. 2 is a vertical section through the same taken on the dotted line 2-*2 of Fig. 3, and

Fig. 3 is a top view of the same.

ln the drawings 10 designates a cylindrical tin box or container, 11 the stick of shaving soap and 12 the holder applied on Specification or Letters Patent.

Patented May 31, 1921.

ieee. serial no. 400,530.

the butt end of said stick. The stick 11 is of the usual cylindrical form and not modilied by the application of my invention thereto, and said stick 11 is provided with the usual wrapping of foil on the like 13.

rlfhe box or container 10 has about its mouth an annular beading lll which affords an annular interior groove 15, and in other y respects the box 10 is of usual construction.

rihe purpose of the groove 15 will appear hereinafter.

rlhe holder 12 is molded in one integral piece of reasonably soft or yieldable rubber or rubber-composition and comprises a base portion'l and a skirt portion 17 and they together form a cup which tightlyreceives and clings to the butt end of the stick 11. rl`he holder 12 is generally of substantial thickness, and the central portion of the base 16 of the holder is made thin or of diaphragm character, as at 18, so that when the stick is worn down the user may by pressing his thumb against the diaphragm 18 cause the remaining endy of the stick to project out from the holder preparatory to thc removal of the same therefrom. rlhe skirt portion 17 is adapted to closely enter the mouth of the box 10 and is formed with an annular beading 19 which on the application of the holder to the box will lirst become compressed and then expand into the groove 15 thereof, whereby the holder and box become interlocked and the holder is assured a correct position and enabled to properly seal the box and also suspend the stick 11 therein. The skirt portion 17 is also formed above the beading' 19 with an annulaishoulder 20, which is adjacent to the upper edge of the box and with said edge prevents the holder from being pushed to an undue extent into the box.

rElie holder 12 serves to suspend the stick 11 within and seal the box 10, as shown in Fig. 2, and said holder is to be employed as a handle for withdrawing the stick from the box for use, the force required for withdrawing the holder from the box being suiiicient to overcome the friction-fit of the holder in the box and the releasing of the beading 19 from the groove 15. After the stick of soap has been withdrawn from the box, the holder 12 serves as a handle therefor and also as a base for supportino' the stick in upright position upon a she f or the like. rlhe holder 12 being of elastic or rubber-like material will at all times cling to the stick and serve as an efectua-l stopper for the box, and in addition When the holder is placed on a shelf or the like it will have no tendency to mar the same, nor Will the holder become injured should it be knocked against a hard substance,-as, for illustration, a marble Washstand.

What I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters-Patent, is-

4 l. A package for a stick of shaving soap comprising a container to inclose the stick and a cup-like holder of elastic material fitting upon the butt end of said stick and serving as a handle for the stick and a stopper for said container while suspending the vstick therein.

2. A package for a stick of shaving soap comprising a container to inclose the stick and `an elastic cup-shaped holder fitting upon the butt end of said stick and serving as a handle for the stick and a stopper for said box, said holder comprising a base portionv and a skirt portion and said base por tion having a central thin depressible part againstavhich a thumb may be pressed for moving the butt end of the stick outwardly :from said holder. Y

3; A package for a stick of shaving soap comprising a container to inclose the stick and an elastic Ycup-shaped holder litting upon and clinging to the butt end of said stick and serving as a'handle for the stick and a stopper `for the container, said holder comprising a base portion and a skirt portion, and said container about its mouth and said skirt portion having respectively an interlocking annular groove and a beading Afor assuring the position of said holder within the mouth of said container.

4. A package for a stick of shaving soap comprising a container to inclose the stick and an elastic cup-shaped holder fitting upon and clinging to the butt end of said stick and serving as a handle for the stick and a stopper for the container, said holder comprising a base portion and a skirt porn tion, and said container' having about its mouth an annular groove and said skirt portion having an annular beadingl to interlock With said groove and also a shoulder above said beading to engage the edge of the container and prevent the holder 'troni being pushed unduly into the container.

5. A package for a stick of shaving soap comprising a container to inclose the stick and a cup-shaped holder fitting upon the butt end of the stick and comprising a base portion for supporting the stick in an upright position on a shell or the like and to serve as a handle for the stic r and a skirt portion of elastic material adapted to cling to and thereby hold the stick and also serving as a stopper to engage the walls oi the container about the mouth thereof.

Signed at New York city, in the county of New York and State of New York7 this 28th day of July, A. D. 1920.

MARCUS B. BEHRMAN. 

